raindrop

/ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/

raindrop means A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, raindrop ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.

raindrop is pronounced /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/.

Etymology

From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.

noun

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

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Words closest in meaning

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dropple 79% match — A drop (of rain, dew, etc). vs raindrop →
raining 73% match — A fall of rain. vs raindrop →
dewdrop 73% match — A droplet of water formed as dew. vs raindrop →
droplet 73% match — A very small drop. vs raindrop →
drop 71% match — A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. vs raindrop →
dropful 71% match — A single drop (of a liquid). vs raindrop →
dropping 69% match — Something dropped; a droplet. vs raindrop →
drip 67% match — To fall one drop at a time. vs raindrop →